Mall rats — America’s shopping centers in the 1980s

The photo series called ‘Mall Series’ were taken by Massachusetts-based photographer Stephen DiRado. His project begun in 1984, shortly after he got a job teaching at nearby Clark university. Stephen took pictures of people who used to spend hours at the mall, enjoy hanging out and meeting friends. He photographed everyone from a boy with a boom box to an older lady dressed in a fur coat. Full Article here